Justice was served Thursday at the Krispy Kreme doughnut shop on Kennedy Boulevard. The Tampa Police Department horse nosed his way through the drive-through at least twice for an apple-cinnamon-filled doughnut to help kick off the department's annual fundraiser for the Special Olympics. ...more

April 24, 2009

Nazdar, "Prajeme Vam Pozehany Vesele, aj vela zdravie, a stastny Novy Rok." Translation: We wish you a blessed, happy, with lots of good health and luck in the New Year. ...more

December 29, 2008

Sixteen store fronts went up in June. Only one has been occupied. ...more

December 19, 2008

TAMPA The morning after the finale of "The Amazing Race 13," winners Nick and Starr Spangler told the CBS "Early Show" that the right balance of "luck, strength and skill" helped them win. The brother-sister team took home the $1 million prize in the race, which was run over the summer. Teams traveled nearly 40,000 miles in 23 days. ...more

December 8, 2008

A Lake Placid man remained in Highlands County Jail in lieu of $42,500 bond Tuesday, after he was charged as a suspect in the strong-arm robbery of the owner of Donut King. ...more

September 30, 2008

After 10 years of serving Spanish food from their rented gas station locale, Ramon and Maria Martinez needed to find a new location for their restaurant, El Nino. ...more

September 24, 2008

I have to agree with the "police bashing" letter from Jesse Sours concerning law enforcement driving too fast. Mr. Dowden claims he might be headed to someone's house to help. From what I've observed with the police, they probably hurt more lives than they help, especially in Highlands County. What police are really good for is hiding behind a bush and trying to catch some poor sap going a few miles over the speed limit. Then they pounce on you, insult you, write a ticket, you pay a fine, your insurance goes up, and then they go back to sitting around with their engines running, or off to the doughnut shop. ...more

December 23, 2007